Sunday, April 10, 2011

THE SUN DOES SPECTACULAR DISAPPEARING ACT

THE SUN DOES SPECTACULAR DISAPPEARING ACT

On April 2, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this rare view of the sun. Only twice a year, SDO enters an "eclipse season" when the Earth blocks its otherwise uninterrupted view of our nearest star. For up to 72 minutes a day, an ominous shadow can be seen to obscure the otherwise high-definition view of the solar surface.